In re Schwarz
District Court, S.D. New York
In Bankruptcy.
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, D. J.
I am not referred to any authority for this court’s vacating an order for the arrest of the bankrupt granted by the supe•rior court, although it might have enjoined the parties from proceeding under the order. The motion to vacate the order of arrest must, therefore, be denied. The implied injunction or restraint upon suits against the bankrupt by force of the operation of the bankrupt law itself (section 5106, etc.) does not furnish any foundation for proceedings for contempt in this court, because the United States courts cannot punish for contempt except for disobedience of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re SchwartzU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1877
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